Wall
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Notes from the oral presentation:
Definition: A usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area. Most commonly, a wall delineates a building and supports its structure, separates space in buildings into rooms, or protects or delineates a space in the open air.

Materials: Wood, brick, plasterboard, wood and its derivates.

Types:
  • Non-bearing walls: a wall construction that only has the purpose of supporting the weight of itself
  • Bearing walls: a wall construction that supports the weight of the building.
  • Retaining wall: is a wall built to support or prevent the advance of a mass of earth or water.
  • Partition wall: is a wall for the purpose of separating rooms, or dividing a room.
  • Defensive wall: is a fortification wall used to defend a city or settlement from potential aggressors.